Detachable combination shade and curtain rod bracket



Oct. 13, 1942. VAUGHAN L 2,298,439

DETACHABLE COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN ROD BRACKET Filed Ded. 18, 1939 3nnentor 7 Patented Oct. 13, 1942 ETTES DETACHABLE COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN ROD BRACKET Elliott E. Vaughan and Thomas P. Tuck, Shreveport, La.

3 Claims.

An object of our invention is to provide a shade holder fitting which may be attached to or removed from a window casement, or the like, without the use of fastenings or tools.

Another object of our invention is to provide a shade holder that is extensible anddesigned to support the adjacent ends of a pair of shades.

Another object of our invention is to provide shade holder fittings with curtain rod supports.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will become apparent in the pursuance of the etailed description of the forms of brackets shown in the drawings to illustrate principles of our invention:

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a birds eye view of our improved shade brackets shown hung on a casement member in operating position, supportingcurtain rods and shades.

Fig. 2 is a front view of our improved bracket shown hung on a casement member supporting shades with the curtain rods partly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of an extensible center bracket embodying our invention, and

Fig. 4 isa disassembled perspective view of an end shade bracket embodying our invention. A

In the drawing I designates generally an end bracket hung on a casement member W, shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. The right end bracket I is formed from a blank in the same manner as the hereinafter described left end bracket I and is provided with a strap 3 and a prong extension 4.

The left end bracket I is formed by bending a sheet metal blank into a constructed shape where its shade holding arm 2 will be aligned at a right angle to the casement member W when the left end bracket I is hung over the casement member W by means of its strap 3 with its prong extension 4 which is designed to go down between the casement member W and the wall (not shown). The shade holding arm 2 of the left end bracket I is provided with the usual slot 5 adapted to receive the flattened trunnion of the roller shade S. The other end bracket is of the same construction as the one illustrated and just described except that it is provided with a round aperture to receive the round trunnion of the roller shade S.

The left end bracket I is provided with a sta tionary curtain rod support 6 formed from the curtain rod bracket blank and aligned in its mounted position on a casement member W to extend at a right angle to the casement member W the same as the shade holding arm 2.

1 end bracket 1 In addition to the stationary rod support arm 6 the left end bracket I is provided with an auxiliary detachable curtain rod holder 1. Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, attention is called to the fact that the supporting arm-B of the detachable curtain rod holder 1 is longer than the stationary rod support arm 5. By means of this extra length in the detachable curtain rod support arm 8, we are able to support duplicate adjustable curtain rods in spaced parallel relationship for carrying the usual curtain and an overdrape. In present practice distinct and separate stocks'of rods are carried in stores for use with the old type fixture for carrying out this purpose. Both the stationary curtain rod support arm 5 and the curtain rod supporting arm 8 of the detachable curtain rod support '5 are provided with prongs '9 designed to be snapped into receiving slots in the curtain rods C.

For the purpose of assembling, the detachable curtain rod support I is provided with looking notches I0 and II designed to straddle the left The left end bracket I is also provided with locking notchesI'Z and Ifidesigned to straddle the detachable curtain rod support I, as shown in Fig. 4. The right end bracket I is also provided with a detachable curtain rod support of the class above described. I

The center bracket 20, like the left end bracket I and the right end bracket I above described, preferably is formed from a sheet metal blank. In the formation of the center bracket 20 a rod supporting arm 2| is provided to be bent outward to proper position for supporting curtain rods C. The center bracket 20 has a supporting strap 22 provided with two prong extensions 23 designed to make a two point tight friction fit behind the casement member W to prevent the center bracket 20 from turning. The center bracket 20 is provided with a pair of oppositely laterally extending arms 24 and 26. The left arm 24 carries a friction tight longitudinally adjustable shade support 25, aligned to coact with the left end shade support I in holding a shade S. The right arm 26 is also provided with a friction tight longitudinally adjustable shade support 21 aligned to coact with the right end shade support I in holding a shade S.

Our invention contemplates the use of the end brackets I and I for the single purpose of holding a shade S, in which practice they are hooked over the easement member W of a window frame, or the like, with their prongs 4 and 4 wedged behind the easement member W of the window frame, or the like, and spaced apart the correct distance for supporting a shade S. Where double windows are encountered the center bracket 20 is hung over the casement member W between the windows, and its shade supports 25 and 2'! should be adjusted to position to coact with the end brackets I and I in supporting the shades.

Where only one shade rod C is used, either with or without the center bracket 20, it is snapped onto the stationary curtain rod support 6 of the left end bracket I and snapped onto a duplicate support not shown on the right end bracket l anchored in position by its prong extension 4.

Where a second curtain rod is used it is snapped onto the detachable shade rod holder 1 of the left end bracket l and onto a duplicate detachable bracket not shown on the right end bracket I, after the detachable brackets have been locked in place as before described.

The rod supporting arm 2| of the center bracket 20 is designed to support the rods at their centers. This supporting arm is made yieldable so that it may be bent to correct supporting position for any style rods C that are used.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. A combined window shade bracket and ourtain rod support comprising a base plate member adapted to lie flat against a window casing or the like, an outwardly projecting integral window shade bracket extending from the said base plate member, an outwardly projecting integral curtain rod support arm extending from the said base plate member and a detachable curtain rod support provided with a locking means for locking the same onto both the said integral window shade bracket and the said integral curtain rod support arm, said locking means including a pair of parallel spaced notches formed in the detachable curtain rod support into one of which the said integral window shade bracket extends and the other into which the said integral curtain rod support arm extends.

2. A combined window shade bracket and ourtain rod support comprising a base plate member adapted to lie fiat against a window casing or the like, a supporting strap for supporting the said base plate member adapted to hang on the said window casing or the like, an outwardly projecting integral window shade bracket extending from the said base plate member, an outwardly projecting integral curtain rod support arm extending from the said base plate member and a detachable curtain rod support provided 'with a locking means for locking the same onto both the said integral window shade bracket and the said integral curtain rod support arm, said locking means including a notch in the said detachable curtain rod support into which the said integral curtain rod support arm extends and a pair of notches one provided in the said integral window shade bracket and the other in the said detachable curtain rod support to permit an interlocking engagement of the said detachable curtain rod support with the said integral window shade bracket.

3. A combined window shade bracket and curtain rod support comprising a base plate member adapted to lie flat against a window casing or the like, an outwardly projecting integral window shade bracket extending from the said base plate member, an outwardly projecting integral curtain rod support arm extending from the said base plate member and a detachable curtain rod support provided with a locking means for lock ing the same onto both the said integral Window shade bracket and the said integral curtain rod support arm, said locking means including a notch in the said integral window shade support and a notch in the said detachable curtain rod support to permit an interlocking engagement of the said detachable curtain rod support with the said integral window shade bracket, a second notch in the said detachable curtain rod support and a notch in the said integral curtain rod support arm to permit a second interlocking engagement of the said detachable curtain rod support with the said integral curtain rod support arm.

ELLIOTT E. VAUGHAN. THOMAS P. TUCK. 

